Sidney Olcott

Actor · Director · Writer· Toronto, Ontario, Canada

John Sidney Olcott was a Canadian-born film producer, director, actor and screenwriter. After making a number of very successful films for the Kalem studio, including "Ben Hur" (1907) with its dramatic chariot race scene, Olcott became the company's president and was rewarded with one share of its stock.

Filmography

25 credits across 4 departments.

Year	Title	Role	Type
1927	The Claw	Director	Film
1924	Monsieur Beaucaire	Director	Film
1923	Little Old New York	Director	Film
1916	Poor Little Peppina	Director	Film
1915	All for Old Ireland		Film
1915	All for Old Ireland	Director	Film
1915	Madame Butterfly	Director	Film
1915	All for Old Ireland	Writer	Film
1914	For Ireland's Sake	Father Flanagan	Film
1914	For Ireland's Sake	Director	Film
1914	For Ireland's Sake	Writer	Film
1912	From the Manger to the Cross	Blind Man (uncredited)	Film
1912	From the Manger to the Cross	Director	Film
1912	His Mother	Director	Film
1912	You Remember Ellen	Director	Film
1911	The Colleen Bawn	Danny Mann	Film
1911	For Love of an Enemy	Director	Film
1911	Rory O'More	Director	Film
1911	The Colleen Bawn	Director	Film
1910	The Lad from Old Ireland	Terry O'Connor	Film
1910	When Lovers Part	Director	Film
1910	The Lad from Old Ireland	Director	Film
1910	The Conspiracy of Pontiac	Director	Film
1907	Ben Hur	Director	Film
1905	2 A.M. in the Subway	Drunk Man	Film

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